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Over $80,000 in drugs and money seized in Lafayette County narcotics bust

Over $80,000 in cash and drugs were seized last week in a joint operation between the Lafayette County…

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Ole Miss track and field athlete arrested for sexual battery

Officers with the Oxford Police Department responded to Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi for a report of a sexual…

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Oxford woman charged with credit card fraud

Investigators with the Oxford Police Department arrested Hannah Russell, 23 of Oxford, after receiving a report of credit…

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Oxford man arrested for forgery

Philip Kyser, 25 of Oxford, was arrested and charged with uttering forgery on Aug. 2. On Aug. 1,…

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Missing teen found safe after being lured by gaming app predator

After five days of flooding social media and television news outlets, missing Olive Branch teen Aubrey Peal has…

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18-wheeler thieves roll into Lafayette County Detention Center

Two men have been arrested following the April 18 theft of an 18-wheeler in Oxford. Ron Griffin, 48…

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Oxford man arrested for felony DUI

Andre Jones, 48 of Oxford, was arrested on July 25 at approximately 12:30 p.m. following a traffic stop. An…

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Oxford man arrested for armed robbery at Archive Apartments

The Oxford Police Department responded to the Archive Apartment Complex at 4 a.m. on July 19 after receiving…

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Phone Scam could target LOU Community

A new scam could be affecting residents of the LOU community, especially those with AT&T cell phone services.…

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Two Oxford men arrested for felony embezzlement

Two former Walmart employees have been arrested following accusations they were stealing store merchandise while on the clock.…

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Former LHS teacher arrested for child enticement

Molly Wray, the former Lafayette High School teacher accused of inappropriate conduct with students, has been arrested following…

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Oxford man arrested for domestic violence

Officers with the Oxford Police Department arrested Donald Rutherford, 25 of Oxford, on July 7 at approximately 10:10…

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OPD arrests man for felony DUI

Officers with the Oxford Police Department arrested Brian Hanks, 42 of Kingpoint, Wash., on July 7 while conducting…

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Harmontown residents “shocked” by child molestation arrests

The Harmontown community is in shock following the arrests of local babysitter Sherry Westmoreland, 60, and her husband…

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Arrests made in connection with WWII veteran’s death

Two arrests have been made in connection with April 2017 death of World War II veteran Durley Bratton.…

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Wife of alleged child molester arrested for neglect, failure to report crimes

Sherry Westmoreland, wife of alleged child molester John Westmoreland, was arrested by the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department on…

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Water Valley man arrested for auto burglary

The Oxford Police Department received a call on July 6 at approximately 7:08 a.m. regarding an auto burglary…

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Como man arrested for felony DUI

The Oxford Police Department arrested Bryan Martin, 54, of Como, at approximately 7:32 p.m. on June 30 after…

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Harmontown man charged with child molestation

John Westmoreland, 46 of Harmontown, has been charged with a total of six counts of touching a child…

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Probable cause hearing for LHS teacher accused of inappropriate conduct with a student scheduled for July 16

A probable cause hearing has been scheduled for Molly Wray, a former Lafayette High School teacher under investigation…

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Suspect arrested in Paris residential burglaries

Residents of the Paris community can sleep soundly tonight following a string of residential burglaries this past weekend.…

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Hearing for LHS teacher not happening until July

A probable cause hearing for Molly Wray, the former Lafayette County High School teacher under investigation for inappropriate…